How do you make a monster gun disappear? In the second half of the 19th Century advances in metallurgy allowed an unprecedented increase in the size and [...]

A survivor’s account – the loss of HMS Namur, 1749 Two conflicts – the War of Jenkin’s Ear and the War of Austrian Succession – merged into one [...]

Agony by ice: HMS Proserpine, 1799 Part 2 (Click here to read Part 1 if you missed it previously) With a major portion of his crew and [...]

Agony by ice: HMS Proserpine, 1799 Part 1 HMS Proserpine was a 28-gun Enterprise-class frigate that entered Royal Navy service in 1777. Her career up to 1799 was worthy but [...]

The Wreck of HMS Wasp, 1884 An accidental victim of Ireland's "Land War" Though it is likely that many in her crew disliked the task assigned [...]

HMS Phaeton’s ruse to escape annihilation: 1795                    Cornwallis The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars saw very [...]